USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Esmeralda County
Golden State
Unconfirmed Silver Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Esmeralda
- Mining district
- Klondyke (Southern Klondyke) District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- E, E Extension, Connecting Link Claims
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Structure: Thrust Fault, Faults Deposit: Orebody 56 ft x 20 ft x 9 ft averaging $25 /ton in Au and Ag, was opened at 60 ft. Depth in 1920's Development: Old mine first worked by harry macnamara. 75 cars of $20 ore produced to 1920; about 1000 tons sh…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 9 shaft symbols
- 11 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Knox Divide Mining Co. · Historical operator
- Golden State Divide Mining Co. · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Silver
- Limestone
- Rhyolite
- Tuff
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (9)
- mapped adit symbols (11)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 428830
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (5)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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Documented adit evidence